Paris — According to the ATP rankings revealed on Monday, Spain reigns supreme in men’s tennis, with Carlos Alcaraz keeping the No. 1 slot and Rafael Nadal climbing back up to second.
Casper Ruud’s quarterfinal elimination in Seoul, where he was the top seed, allowed Rafael Nadal (36) to move above of the Norwegian.
Novak Djokovic, winner of his third tournament of the year in Tel Aviv, remains sixth but earns 250 valuable points in the battle for the ATP Finals in Turin, his aim for the end of the season.
The Serb was competing in his first singles competition in Israel since winning his seventh Wimbledon title in July, and he may still collect points at the ATP tournament in Astana this week.
Marin Cilic moved up two positions, from sixteenth to fourteenth, as a result of reaching the final in Tel Aviv.
Rankings:
1. Carlos Alcaraz (Esp) 6 740 pts
2. Rafael Nadal (Esp) 5 810 (+1)
3. Casper Ruud (Nor) 5 645 (-1)
4. Daniil Medvedev 5 065
5. Alexander Zverev (Ger) 5 040
4.810 Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece)
7. Novak Djokovic (Srb) 3 820
8. Cameron Norrie (Gbr) 3 445
9. Andrey Rublev (Rus) 3 345
10. Hubert Hurkacz (Pol) 3 175 (+1)
11. Taylor Fritz (US) 3 055 (+1)
12. Jannik Sinner (Ita) 3 040 (-2)
13. Félix Auger-Aliassime (Can) 2 950
14. Marin Cilic (Croatia) 2,495 (plus 2)
15. Pablo Carreño (Esp) 2 360 (-1)
16. Matteo Berrettini (Ita) 2 360 (-1)
17. Diego Schwartzman (Arg) 2 110
18. Karen Khachanov (Rus) 1 990
1 940 Frances Tiafoe (US)
20. Nick Kyrgios (Aus) 1 780
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